Claudio

Dear forumites,

Could be this one the son of the above mentioned? Has anyone a better image of this officer?

Hermann Freiherr von Vietinghoff gen. Scheel

Thanks for your most appreciated and valuable inputs...

Claudio

What I can see on the bar:

1. Luisen-Orden 1st Class awarded April 22nd 1882 https://www.heraldik-wiki.de/wiki/Louisenorden
2. Goldene Hochzeitsmedaille 1879
3. Zentenarmedaille 1897, Wilhelm I der Große 1797-1897
4. ??? - Dynastische Erinnerungsmedaille mit Brillanten (evtl von GB)
5. ???
6.  Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal

Any opinions? 
 

C

Dear forumites,

Margarethe was the sister of Kaiser II and the daughter of Fredrich III. She was later the wife of Landgraph Friedrich Karl of Hessen. Here below you can view a picture of her, quite faded, wearing the uniform of Füsilier Regiment von Gersdorff (Kurhessisches) Nr. 80.

Now my question is: what kind of decorations does she wear on medal bar on the uniform of Commander in Chief (Oberst) of the above mentioned Prussian regiment?

Thanks in advance for your much appreciated inputs and information.

Cheers,

Claudio

13 hours ago, Deruelle said:

Impressive Claudio. You can congratulate your brother for his work. Thanks for sharing it with us. Like you  know I am a Saxon collector, does your brother can make a paint of a Saxon general  ?

Christophe

Hi Christophe!

thanks for you kind words... on behalf of my brother I can tell you that these comments are really very much appreciated.

Do you have any interesting or a favourite photograph of a Saxon General with full regalia that you want to share? Maybe I can convince my brother to make a portrait of him.

ciao,

Claudio

I forgot to mention that my brother already portrayed a Saxon high officer who later became General and during WW1 Saxon minister of war.

Here it is:

My brother’s last work of art, portrait of (then) Oberst Bolko Graf von Rödern, in the uniform of the Garde Dragoner Regiment Nr. 2, Alexandra Kaiserin von Russland.

11 hours ago, Komtur said:

Additionaly on this portrait both medals are easily to recognise ?

Could you be so kind and show the whole portrait?

Of course, the portrait was shown on this very forum and already having been abundantly discussed before here ...

But there’re plenty of them on the www.... ?

42 minutes ago, Alex K said:

So I'm assuming Hindenburgh received the silver grade based on the link you provided? 

Yes, you’re assuming correctly...

https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/medaille-zum-50-regierungsjubilaum-1903.html

As you can read here above, the Sachsen-Altenburg 1903 50th years Jubilee Medal in Silver was given to Generals and high functionaries.

Furthermore on the picture here below you can see that the tone of the last medal is a bit brighter than the to before in bronze, hence we could deduce, it was silver the silver one.

Thanks Vince but I didn’t buy the KC ...

interesting 1.9 k (1900) viewings and 2 comments... 

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Zickwolff's RK being sold by W.

52 minutes ago, Komtur said:

This could be of some help:

 

 

Thanks a lot, Komtur. Your picture clearly depicts Prince Henry of Prussia after 1897 and before the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. Great photo, showing great details.

I would venture to say that on the previous bar (yours), you can see the following medals (10):

1. Preussen, RAO 3. Klasse mit Krone;
2. Preussen, KO 3. Klasse ;
3. Preussen, Offiziers-DA für 25 Dienstjahre; 
4. Hohenzollern, Fürstlich Hohenzollernscher Hausorden, Ehrenkreuz 2. Klasse mit Krone;
5. Preussen, Goldene Hochzeitsmedaille 1879, 1. Klasse in Gold mit Emaille (OEK 1897);
6. Preussen, Zentenarmedaille (Halbminiatur-Ausführung, sog. Prinzengrösse);
7. Grossbritannien (British Empire), Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal 1897 with bar, awarded in gold to members of the Royal Family (73 awarded); 
8. Grossbritannien (British Empire), Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal 1887, awarded in gold to members of the Royal Family;
9. KuK Österreich-Ungarn, Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille 1848-1898, gestiftet durch Kaiser Franz Josef I zu seinem 50-jährigen Regierungsjubiläum am roten Band;
10. Japan (Empire of the raising Sun), Medal of the Red Cross with Rosette.

Great looking medal bar, with almost only Dynastic orders and medals.

cheers,

Claudio

Dear forumites,

I would like to show an interesting portrait photo of Grossadmiral Prinz Heinrich von Preussen with his medal bar. He wore different combinations of medal bars during his life.

Any thoughts of the medals he's wearing on his first medal bar here below depicted?
 

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1. Preussen, RAO 3. Klasse mit Krone;
2. Preussen, KO 3. Klasse ;
3. Preussen, Offiziers-DA für 25 Dienstjahre; 
4. Hohenzollern, Fürstlich Hohenzollernscher Hausorden, Ehrenkreuz 2. Klasse mit Krone;
5. Preussen, Goldene Hochzeitsmedaille 1879, 1. Klasse in Gold mit Emaille (OEK 1897);
6. Preussen, Zentenarmedaille (Halbminiatur-Ausführung, sog. Prinzengrösse);
7. Hessen, Erinnerungszeichen zur 2. Hochzeit 1905 (OEK 902);
8. Grossbritannien (British Empire), Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal 1897 with bar, awarded in gold to members of the Royal Family (73 awarded); 
9. Grossbritannien (British Empire), Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal 1887, awarded in gold to members of the Royal Family;
10. Grossbritannien (British Empire, Medal commemorating the coronation of King Edward VII (1841–1910), 1902, issued in silver to members of the Royal Family;
11. KuK Österreich-Ungarn, Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille 1848-1898, gestiftet durch Kaiser Franz Josef I zu seinem 50-jährigen Regierungsjubiläum am roten Band;
12. Japan (Empire of the raising Sun), Medal of the Red Cross with Rosette.

Could you assist me to fill the gaps on the above mentioned list? Any thoughts or inputs are very welcome and appreciated.Thanks a lot!

Cheers,

Claudio 

Dear forumites,

I’m not sure if Generalmajor der Polizei Hans Daeuwel’s HHOX was already mentioned in this thread:

I’m however still missing the date of bestowal for his HHOX.

Cheers,

Claudio

Yes it is…

My brother’s art work...

Generalfeldmarschall Milch was also Jewish...  

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Milch

There were also other Generals and senior officer who had Jewish blood in their veins.

https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Jewish-Soldiers-Descent-Military/dp/0700613587

https://oe1.orf.at/artikel/205907/Hitlers-juedische-Soldaten

http://www.ggg-laupheim.de/Berichte von Mitgl/Judische Soldaten/Juedische Soldaten.htm

https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2193809

I found some other interesting pictures of Duesterberg... interesting political career, which finally was compromised by the discovery of his Jewish b his political opponents:

During the 1932 presidential elections, the Nazis went out of their way to taunt Duesterberg for having Jewish ancestry with Joseph Goebbels and Richard Walther Darré being especially vicious in their attacks. Duesterberg was so hurt by Darré's attacks that he challenged him to a duel, a challenge that Darré rejected because it was beneath him to fight a man with “Jewish blood”. Duesterberg then took up his dispute with Darré before the court of honor of the Former Officers of the 1st Hanoverian Field Artillery Regiment of Scharnhorst, number 10 to which Darré belonged. Duesterberg argued before the court of honor that Darré should be expelled for engaging in behavior that was unbecoming of a German officer while Darré argued that he had right and duty to subject Duesterberg to anti-Semitic insults. The court of honor ruled in Darré's favor, stating that he was right to insult Duesterberg for having “Jewish blood”.

Ironically, Duesterberg was offered a position in Hitler's cabinet when Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, but Duesterberg flatly refused the proposal. Franz Seldte, however, did enter Hitler's cabinet, which undermined Der Stahlhelm and Duesterberg's authority over the organization, and thus he resigned his leadership position in 1933. In April 1933, Duesterberg was strongly urged to resign from Der Stahlhelm by President Paul von Hindenburg and the Defense Minister, General Werner von Blomberg who told him that he was now a liability to them with Hitler now chancellor.

Thanks Dave! 
I’m wondering what kind of insignias (Just mere Infantry or Battallion/Regimental commander?) is wearing as a major here (I don’t see any pips), very likely in the the end of the war or early 20ies in the Weimar Republic serving in 100’000 men post war army.
C

PS1: Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Duesterberg

Dear Forumites!

First of I wanted already excuse to have used this beautiful photo from a website. This portrait shows a senior, to me not identified, German officer wearing an impressive medal bar and especially a beautiful Breast Star of the Tamara order, which this very one seems to be a very nice high quality piece (brilliantierter Bruststern).

The medals on bar are IMHO the following:

1) Pr EK2 1914

2) Pr HHOX

3) Pr KO4X

4) Pr DA 25J

5) China Med mit 2 Gefechtsspangen

6) Pr Zentenar Med

7) Bay MVO4 Kr&X

8.) Würt KO RK mit X

9) Würt MVO RK (?)

10) Hessen Tapferkeitsmed (?)

11) Mecklenburg-Schwerin VK 2 Kl

12) Mecklenburg-Strelitz Kreuz Ausz im Kriege 2 Kl

13) Anhalt Friedrich-Kreuz 2 Kl

14) Lippe-Detmold KVK 2 Kl

15) Bremen Hanseatenkreuz

16) KuK Österreich-Ungarn, MVK 

17) Osmanisches Reich, grosse Liakatmed (Gold oder Silber)

18) Osmanisches Reich, kleine Liakatmed (G/S ?)

What do you think? Is it correct? 

Furthermore I would like to know the color of the insignia (Litzen) on the collar (silver with white Waffenfarbe?), shoulder boards (grey/silver,  Waffenfarbe white?).

Thank you very much for your inputs and interesting comments.

cheers,

Claudio

I found a photo of Viktor when he saw service right in the beginning of the German unification war (1864) against the Danes …

http://www.museen-nord.de/Objekt/DE-MUS-076111/lido/P8-R-141

Viktor Freiherr von Rheinbaben,
geb. 8.8.1844 in Petkus, gest. 28.4.1919 in Sandfort
1864 Leutnant im 3. Garderegiment zu Fuß.
Handschriftlicher Text auf der Rückseite:
Freiherr von Rheinbaben
Seconde Lieutenant im 3. Garde Regiment zu Fuß,
nahm bei der 2. Kompagnie am Feldzuge 1864 teil.
Eigentum des Generalmajors S. von Carlowitz
Berlin, N. W. Alt Moabit 116."
(1 Rheinbaben, Viktor Freiherr von)

Very nice! 

18 minutes ago, Simius Rex said:

Could somebody please clarify under what circumstances was an AEZ awarded with swords?

Thank you.

Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen (Preussen)

I don’t think that the AEZ medal was ever given with swords, I think it was rather unofficially “upgraded” by the wearer.

https://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/deutsche-staaten/allgemeines-ehrenzeichen-2-klasse-1814.html

Thanks for the kind words...

Detail of the medal bar...

Dear forumites,

Finally my brother Marco’s work of art has been professionally framed. 

Here’s the result:

cheers

Claudio

Dear forumites,

I'm trying to identify the exact ribbons on this picture of Ritter von Epp:

Here below is represented the ribbon bar as what I can see... Von Epp used ribbon devices or didn't when I should have... the forth Prussian Iron Cross ribbon should be with swords (EK2, HHOX, RAO4X + KO4X), but as you can see there aren't any sword devices. Furthermore I'm not so sure about the one immediately before the EK2 and the last ones (probably austrian ones).

This photograph will be used for my brother to paint his portrait and depict as faithfully as he can the ribbons on his chest. 

Any valuable inputs, comments or addenda from all of you guys will be immensely appreciated from myself and my brother.

Thank you in advance.

Cheers,

Claudio